Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-11-10
DAKOTA NEWS ITEMS.

A prairie fire, carelessly started oe-
stroyed several hay and grain stacks
near Mitchell
At Groton. L. A. 6perry, hardware
dealer. made an assignment. Inc
amount Of liabilities and assets s
unknown.
r. r. Pertierew's street railway a.
Sioux Falls is IN operation.
At Pierre, Young America made
much trouble on hallow eve a young
son OF Judge Hahnen was hazed and
so badly beaten that has lie v oe-
SPARED.
G. Davis, a prominent citizen OF
Parker died vey suddenly OF heart
disease. He moved there a year ago
from Wisconsin, and was at one time
city marshal of Fon du Lac.
A contest Ease has been heard at
the land Office at Aberdeen which M
wolves the townsIte Of the Milwaukee, 8
new town of Eureka. T.. Ashland
| Mars, a Roscoe banker, rs eontesslng
i. W. Bernard's fling. claiming that
ne was under agreement 10
the claim to the railroad company as
soon as proof was made.
It is positively stated By prospect
ors on the schoolsection north0f HUI
ron that a 36-inch vein OF coal was
struck at a depth of sos ieet. Pros
pecting will stop and a shalt sunk at
once and be in progress IN TOUR
months.
Capt. Dan Maratta, United States
marshal for Dakota, says there is
nothing in the rumor that NJ H.lay
viii be appointed to succeed Judge
Francis and that some hidden IN
fuence has been directed against
Judge Pratt, Of Grand Forks, that
has killed his chances for the position.
He thinks Judge Francis sill hold I'M
til his term expires.
After arriving at Huron, Gov
| Church made a full examination of
Examiner Harris report OF the 1ank.
| ton asylum matter. He then formal
~ removed the three trustees from OF
flee and so notified them by telegraph
! HIS grounds for this are disourslng
public monies contrary to the Law,
neglect to advertise for bids Tor the
work done and other neglect OF duty
| Gov. Church started for Washington
to be away a week or two.
Messrs- Knapp & Halves, of the Du-
Iuth, MlIbank 4 Southwestern. a new
corporation formed at Milbank to
build a road from Morris, Mimi, via
Big Stone City and MilbaDk TO Sioux
Falls, have reached Miibank IN their
work OF surveying the right OF way Tor
the new road.
YAnkton as the capital OF Dakota
Five thousand dollars stock has
been subscribed for the creamery at
Aberdeen.
The Harvey Peak company en-
ploys about sixty men upon its tin
claims near Custer.
II. L. Sill will sever his connection
with the Aberdeen News to accept a
position as clerk In the United States
land Office IN that CITY,
Groton is joyous over the prospect
of securing both the Northwestern
and Manitoba railroads.
A fire at Park River destroyed an
elevator containing 40. 900 bushels OF
wheat. Loss SIS, 600; insured.
Pensions granted to citizens OF Da-
kota-Mexican war, Noah ]. Nc
Faaden. Glendale. Original, Edward
v. Miles. Wessington Springs; Edwin
Cross. Wilmot. Increase, Ieander g.
Hunters. Desmet; Pertrus Veenek-
iaasen, La Grace.
At Watertown, in the district court
the jury in the Ease of n. Kiefer. for
incest. after nearly twenty four hours
deliberation. brought IN a verdict OF
guilty. The jury in the case of G. C.
Hoyt, for selling Intoxicating liquors
without a Incense, brought in verdict
OF guilty.
Richard Jones, a farmer fourteen
miles north of Doland, attempted sui
eide by cutting his throat with a razor,
because of q threatened foreclosure.
HIS wIndpipe is severed and he cannot
live.
William Aveiill, a brakeman on the
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern
railroad, while making a coupling al
Toronto was run over and beth ieys
badly injured below the knee.
Gary Special: A twenty mile wind
has been blowing all day which made
a IRE almost unmanagRble. Among
the losses are the buildings and timber
on the farm owned by Fred Bartels,
two miles north of town. Much dam
age was done to young trees and q
ural timber. A house on n. NJ. Wade's
farm, a mile northeast of town, was
also destroyed. The fire is still rag
ing east.
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